Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has shared a detailed account of a profound spiritual experience he underwent during trauma treatment.
The fighter described the experience in a public post on his X account.
He wrote that he was blessed to meet “the most forward-thinking doctors from Stanford University and undergo a series of treatments to address trauma” and later travelled to Tijuana, Mexico, where he received ibogaine treatment at AMBIO. The university said the treatment is "a plant-based psychoactive compound" used to treat depression anxiety due to traumatic brain injuries.
McGregor urged followers to watch the Netflix documentary In Waves and War, noting that it depicts “the exact place I went".
Describing the intensity of the therapy, McGregor said it was "incredible, intense, and absolutely eye-opening" and added that he was shown “what would have been my death... how soon it was to be, and how it would have impacted my children".
He recalled the near-death vision: “I was looking down on myself as it happened, and then I was looking out from the coffin.”
McGregor said he experienced a direct encounter with God, writing: “God then came to me in the Holy Trinity. He is MIGHTY!”
He also described seeing Jesus, Mary, and the archangels: “Jesus descended from the white marble steps of heaven and anointed me with a crown. My brain. My heart. My soul. Healed!”
Reflecting on the duration of the treatment, McGregor wrote: “I was 36 hours under before I finally rested. When I awoke, I was me again.”
He expressed gratitude to those who prayed for him, saying in his statement, “Thank you for all your inspiration, motivation, encouragement, well wishes, support, and most importantly, for your prayers! THEY WORKED!”
He concluded with a declaration of faith: “To God, I am yours!! I live my life per your word and nothing more.”
A study published in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health notes that while ibogaine shows promise for treating severe mental illness and addiction, it carries significant safety concerns, such as dangerous changes in heart rhythm that can sometimes be life-threatening.